Kenya Forest Service is a State Corporation established by an
Act of Parliament to sustainably manage and conserve all types of forests.
The Service seeks to recruit self motivated, dynamic and results oriented persons to fill the following vacancies:
1. Head: Planning and Monitoring The Service seeks to recruit self motivated, dynamic and results oriented persons to fill the following vacancies:
1 Post
KFS Grade 4
Ref: KFS/ CS/P&M/01/11
Reporting to the Deputy Director: Corporate Services, the incumbent will be responsible for the formulation, interpretation and implementation of Planning and Monitoring strategies of KFS activities and programmes.
Overall Responsibilities:
- Analyse
KFS policies and provision of informed advice on planning and economic
policy issues to the Service and the Board
- Undertake
economic analysis, evaluation and monitoring of development projects and
programmes.
- Conduct
pre-feasibility and feasibility studies setting project priorities.
- Collecting
and analyzing data relating to forest conservancy areas, investment
projects and programmes;
- Review
of development policy strategies and programmes;
- Coordinating
preparation and review of organization’s strategic Plan;
- Assist
in the formulation of economic and statistical development activities;
- Appraisal
of conservancy area activities projects and programmes or advising
thereon.
Required Qualifications and experience:
Suitable candidates MUST have the following minimum qualifications:
Suitable candidates MUST have the following minimum qualifications:
- A
bachelors degree in Economics, Development Planning, Development studies
or any other relevant and equivalent qualifications from a recognized
university
- A
Masters degree in Planning, Economics, Development studies, Corporate
planning or any other relevant, related and equivalent qualifications from
a recognized university
- Knowledge
and understanding of the current best corporate planning and monitoring
practices and experience in operating planning and monitoring policy and
strategies;
- Demonstrated
degree of professional competence in planning, monitoring and
administrative capability in work performance and results.
- A
minimum of eight (8) years experience in a planning or monitoring position
in a Private or Public organization;
- Must
be computer literate
2. Assistant Commandant
2 Posts
KFS Grade 5
Ref KFS/ ENCOM/AC/01/11
Reporting to the respective Head of Conservancy, the incumbents will be responsible for all forest protection operations at the Conservancy level.
Key Responsibilities:
2 Posts
KFS Grade 5
Ref KFS/ ENCOM/AC/01/11
Reporting to the respective Head of Conservancy, the incumbents will be responsible for all forest protection operations at the Conservancy level.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinating
Enforcement and Compliance operations within the conservancy.
- Ensuring
that paramilitary policies, code of conduct and protocol is complied with
and that high level of discipline is maintained within the disciplined
staff.
- Mobilize
resources for forest protection operations
- Co-ordinate
Forest Security activities with other law enforcement agencies in the
conservancy.
- Assist
the Head of Conservancy in the enforcement of the Forest Act, 2005 and
other related laws and statutes regarding forest protection.
- To
recommend the training and discipline of the Forest rangers in forest
protection service.
Required Qualifications and experience
Suitable candidates MUST have the following minimum qualifications:
Suitable candidates MUST have the following minimum qualifications:
- A
Bachelors degree in Social sciences
- Minimum
of five (5) years in paramilitary service, 3 of which must be at a Senior
Superintendent level.
- Must
have attended Grade 2 staff courses at Defense Staff College Karen or
Senior Management Course.
- A
Graduate of National Defense College or its equivalent is an added
advantage.
- Evidence
of Computer proficiency.
3. Head: Monitoring and Evaluation
1 Post
KFS Grade 5
Ref KFS/ CS/M&E/01/11
Reporting to the Deputy Director: Corporate Services, the officer will ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of corporate performance.
Overall Responsibilities:
1 Post
KFS Grade 5
Ref KFS/ CS/M&E/01/11
Reporting to the Deputy Director: Corporate Services, the officer will ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of corporate performance.
Overall Responsibilities:
- Design
and implement a monitoring and evaluation strategy and systems for the
Service.
- Develop
procedures and practical methodologies for M&E of all KFS strategic
areas, programme activities and impacts.
- Establish
appropriate M&E institutional arrangements internally and externally
- Develop
a detailed M&E plan taking into consideration existing institutional
arrangements and linkages with key partners
- Ensure
collection, analysis and management of M&E information.
- Prepare
annual performance contract indicators and targets in line with the
corporate objectives
- Monitor
and evaluate key performance indicators and production of periodic
reports.
- Coordinate
field supervision missions for KFS programs
Required Qualifications and experience:
Suitable candidates MUST have the following minimum qualifications:
Suitable candidates MUST have the following minimum qualifications:
- A
bachelors degree in Economics, Statistics, Commerce, Business Administration
or any other relevant and equivalent qualifications from a recognized
university
- A
post graduate Diploma in Management, Project management or any other
relevant field.
- Demonstrated
degree of professional competence in monitoring and evaluation capability
in work performance and results.
- A
minimum of five (5) years experience in a planning or monitoring position
in a Private or Public organization;
- Must
be computer literate
4. Senior Internal Auditor
1 Post
KFS Grade 6
Ref KFS/ IA/SIA/01/11
Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, the position holder will ensure achievement of KFS goals through a disciplined approach to evaluation of Risk management, Governance and internal
Control processes.
Overall Responsibilities:
1 Post
KFS Grade 6
Ref KFS/ IA/SIA/01/11
Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, the position holder will ensure achievement of KFS goals through a disciplined approach to evaluation of Risk management, Governance and internal
Control processes.
Overall Responsibilities:
- Review
the effectiveness of risk management procedures.
- Continuously
update the audit universe and conduct risk assessments.
- Plan
for audit of high-risk areas.
- Allocate
planned audit assignments to internal audit staff.
- Supervise
internal audit staff in conducting audit reviews.
- Review
audit work papers and audit reports.
- Appraise
the performance of internal audit staff.
Required Qualifications and experience
Suitable candidates MUST have the following minimum qualifications:
Suitable candidates MUST have the following minimum qualifications:
- A
Bachelors degree in Commerce with a specialization in Accounting, Finance
or Business Administration.
- CPA
(K)/ACCA or equivalent)
- CIA/CISA
is an added advantage.
- ICT
proficiency
- At
least 5 years relevant work experience, 3 of which should be in the
internal audit function of a reputable organization.
Interested
and suitably qualified candidates should send their detailed CV with daytime
contacts and copies of academic and professional certificates to the
undersigned so as to reach him on or before 25th November, 2011.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
The Director
Kenya Forest Service,
P.O. Box 30513-00100
Nairobi.
www.kenyaforestservice.orgOnly short listed candidates will be contacted.
The Director
Kenya Forest Service,
P.O. Box 30513-00100
Nairobi.
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